What are these road markings

They appear for about 1.5km on the downslope of a highway west of Hilo. Then, they appear on the upslope side for about 1/2 km at another location on the same highway.

Wikimapia

Street level Photo:

They’re supposed to make drivers slow down by messing with their perception of speed or something.

Bad Turn at Mile 11

Shark crossing.